Sestertius - Titus S C

€249,381.00
IssuerRoman Empire (27 BC - 395 AD)
Year72
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Sestertius = 1/4 Denarius
CurrencyDenarius, Reform of Augustus (27 BC – AD 215)
CompositionBronze
Weight24.5 g
Dimensions33 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) RIC II.1#476, OCRE#ric.2_1(2).ves.476
Obverse descriptionBust of Titus, laureate, right wearing cuirass with aegis.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringT CAESAR VESPASIAN IMP III PON TR POT II COS II
(Translation: Titus Caesar, Vespasian, supreme commander (Imperator) for the third time, [high] priest, holder of tribunician power for the second time, consul for the second time.)
Reverse descriptionTitus, laureate, standing in triumphal quadriga right, horses prancing, holding branch in right hand and sceptre tipped with a human head in left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringS C
(Translation: Senatus Consultum. Decree of the senate.)
Edge
Mint
MintageND (72)  - -
Catalog ID2926293420
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